Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Small shop focus: T&Shop

Continuing on with my mini series of posts putting small, independent shops in focus, to encourage you all to shunt the big chains for your Christmas shopping this year, and instead choose to support local, creative and alternative businesses , I am today putting the spotlight on one of my stockist, Emily Grace wright's little lifestyle shop:

Emily serves loose leaf teas, locally roasted CARAVAN coffee, nutritious & delicious food & home baked cakes in her Newington Green premises situated in the stretch between Highbury, Dalston and Stoke Newington...But more than that she also sells homeware, jewellery, textiles, ceramics, furniture & accessories sourced from emerging British based designers/makers who celebrate craftsmanship & share a minimal functional aesthetic in store and on her online website T&shop.

emily is passionate about sourcing hand crafted items, by emerging designers and UK based artisans producing small batches of unique and hand made products for the home. She has formed a collective of creative people, showcasing emerging design talent and in this way supporting small independent makers like myself.

Her carefully curated collection of products display her minimal functional aesthetic,with a slight bohemian feel, as well as her keen eye for unusual and unique design.

I am so proud to be part of Emily's stellar line up of start up designers and artisans, and her commitment to supporting creative people was cemented when she took her eclectic collection to Design junction in September this year...

All the images in this post is from her stall at the exhibition in Victoria House.

....the quirky and unique, multi functional hand thrown Diamond pots from London based Swedish ceramicist Stine Dulong of ScandiHus, inspired by a love for Scandinavian design in which beauty is radiated through light colours,

to the elegant and functional,charmingly tactile handmade hardwood contemporary homewares by Cotswold based artisan Brian Watson Wright marrying the natural beauty of hardwoods with the warmth of copper. ...

I adore the playful and fun design of the Clack! candle sticks in hand turned wood with copper from Nice to be Nice ,a London based design studio, (pictured below with my own Hand cast Origami Concrete candlesticks)...

Hackney based Sophie and Gemma , the design duo behind Nice to be Nice also designed the gorgeous Stacklet modular shelving system Emily used to display her goods at design junction, cleverly combining Oak, Powder Coated Steel, Marble, Copper....

Daniela's choice of materials is based on their high compressive strength, sustainability & of course industrial aesthetics. Her designs are simple & bold, focusing on the beauty of the material. .

The minimalist wall clock, above, is from JollySmith Design, a creative brand based in the North of England offering well designed British made gifts for any home or occasion.

This is just a small selection of Emily's beautifully curated collection of decorative, unique home wares and functional lifestyle products for sale at T&shop...Please visit her web shop for more inspiring Christmas gift ideas...or maybe just to treat yourself to something special..

Or if you are in East London, visit her tea shop for a coffee with a delicious treat whilst perusing her eclectic stock....you could even end up buying the chair you sit on...because EVERYTHING is for sale, so that you can have Emily's lifestyle and aesthetics in your own home...